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the hind femora narrowly and the apical fourth of the hind tibiae dark 
fuscous ; wings clear hyaline, the apical half of the stigma and the radius 
fuscous, the apical abscissa of the radius broadly roundly curved towards 
the costa ; the basal third of the second abscissa of the cubitus obliterated ; 
the first transverse cubital nervure broadly, roundly curved ; the second 
about one-third of its length, thinner, straight, oblique ; the first recurrent 
nervure is received very shortly beyond the first transverse cubital ; the 
apical half of the first cubital cellule has a faint fuscous cloud. Head, 
pro- and mesothorax finely, closely punctured, the head more strongly, 
than the thorax, the clypeus more shining and less closely punctured, 
the apical half of the scutellum smooth. The parts bordering the scutellum 
strongly striated. Basal half of metanotum longitudinally rugose ; the 
apical closely reticulated. Propleurae and prosternum pallid yellow, 
almost smooth. Mesopleurae finely, closely rugosely punctured, as are 
also the metapleurae, but they bear also some striae. Basal two segments 
of abdomen with shallow clearly separated punctures, the third finely, 
closely rugose. Female and male. 
Length, 4-5 mm. 
The space between the ocelli is black. 
Pretoria. November and December. 
Phanerotoma curvicarinata, sp. n. 
Similar as regards size and coloration to P. pcdlidipes described 
above ; the two may be separated thus : 
Apex of scutellum punctured like the base, a stout transverse keel on the top of 
apical slope of metanotum, basal two segments of abdomen finely, closely, 
longitudinally striated, the basal third with a curved keel on either side, the two 
converging towards the apex. curvicarinata. 
Apex of scutellum smooth, no transverse keel on metanotum, basal two segments of 
abdomen with scattered punctures and without longitudinal keels. fyhttidipest. 
The basal two abdominal segments are pallid yellow like the legs, 
which have the apex of the hind femora, a band near the base of the hind 
tibiae and their apical third rufo-testaceous. The apical abscissa of the 
radius is not roundly curved towards the costa as in pcdlidipes, but almost 
straight, oblique ; the apical abscissa of the cubitus is faint, almost obsolete. 
Pretoria. December. 
SlGALPHINAE. 
Foersteria nitida, sp. n. 
Black ; the head and thorax smooth and shining, the apex of the 
femora and the base of tibiae broadly rufo-testaceous ; wings clear hyaline, 
the nervures fuscous, the stigma and parastigma black : the abdomen 
almost opaque, finely longitudinally alutaceous, almost striated. Female. 
Length, body and ovipositor, 4*5 mm. 
Bronkhorstspruit (Pretoria District). December. 
Metanotum finely, closely reticulated, more or less irregularly longi- 
tudinally striated. Parapsidal furrows deep, not reaching to the apex of 
the mesonotum. The second abdominal segment is slightly but distinctly 
longer than the third Radius roundly curved, the radial cellule sharply^ 
